Vigorous New Space Exploration Plan To Be Proposed

From Space.com:

Look for the Planetary Society to hold a National Press Club briefing in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, outlining "a vigorous new space exploration plan" – one designed "to achieve more, cost less, and engage the world."

The plan draws from town hall meetings, as well as a two-day workshop held in February at Stanford University that put NASA's Vision for Space Exploration not only under a microscope but also on-notice.

The soon-to-be-issued roadmap was blueprinted "with an eye to the world's current economic situation," according to the Planetary Society, and touches on:

* the driving goal for human spaceflight;
* the future of the lunar program;
* renewed commitment to Earth observations from space;
* and possible new human mission objectives.

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